Table 2.
Perceived effectiveness of six different public health measures stratified by socio-demographic characteristics. Values are reported as % (95% confidence interval), and those in bold font were statistically significant between subgroups (p < 0.0026) (n = 4981). Letters in superscript indicate levels at which pairwise comparisons were statistically significant with Bonferroni correction (p < 0.05)
| Public health measures | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce contacts | Self-isolate for 14 days with severe respiratory symptoms | Avoid crowds | Stay home for 14 days when household member has severe respiratory symptoms | School closures | Business closures | |
| Overall | 93.7% (93.0–94.3) | 93.1% (92.4–93.8) | 94.0% (93.3–94.6) | 90.6% (89.8–91.4) | 87.2% (86.2–88.1) | 91.4% (90.6–92.2) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Women | 95.3% (94.4–96.1) | 94.9% (94.0–95.7) | 95.8% (95.0–96.6) | 92.5% (91.5–93.5) | 89.6% (88.5–90.8) | 93.4% (92.4–94.4) |
| Men | 92.0% (91.0–93.1) | 91.3% (90.2–92.4) | 92.1% (91.1–93.2) | 88.8% (87.5–90.0) | 84.7% (83.2–86.1) | 89.4% (88.1–90.6) |
| Age group | ||||||
| 18–29 yearsa | 90.4% c–f (88.3–92.5) | 89.9% e, f (87.8–92.0) | 89.8% d–f (87.7–91.9) | 86.2% d–f (83.8–88.6) | 85.8% (83.3–88.2) | 87.1% e, f (84.7–89.4) |
| 30–39 yearsb | 92.0% e, f (90.2–93.7) | 91.2% e, f (89.4–93.0) | 91.4% d–f (89.7–93.2) | 88.2% e, f (86.2–90.3) | 86.7% (84.6–88.9) | 88.9% e, f (86.9–90.9) |
| 40–49 yearsc | 91.3% a, e, f (89.3–93.2) | 92.5% (90.7–94.3) | 92.3% e, f (90.4–94.1) | 90.9% (88.9–92.9) | 85.8% (83.4–88.2) | 90.8% e, f (88.8–92.8) |
| 50–59 yearsd | 94.8% a, f (93.3–96.3) | 93.9% (92.3–95.5) | 95.4% a, b (94.0–96.8) | 92.2% a (90.4–94.0) | 88.1% (85.9–90.3) | 91.4% e, f (89.5–93.3) |
| 60–69 yearse | 95.9% a–c (94.7–97.2) | 95.4% a, b (94.1–96.7) | 97.1% a–c (96.1–98.2) | 92.7% a, b (91.1–94.4) | 88.2% (86.2–90.3) | 95.0% a–d (93.6–96.4) |
| 70+ yearsf | 98.1% a –d (97.1–99.2) | 95.8% a, b (94.2–97.3) | 98.1% a–c (97.1–99.2) | 93.9% a, b (92.0–95.8) | 88.4% (85.9–90.9) | 95.8% a–d (94.2–97.3) |
| Risk group | ||||||
| Yes | 95.3% (94.2–96.3) | 93.4% (92.2–94.6) | 94.1% (92.9–95.2) | 90.3% (88.8–91.7) | 88.8% (87.2–90.3) | 92.8% (91.6–94.1) |
| No | 92.9% (92.0–93.8) | 92.9% (92.1–93.8) | 93.9% (93.1–94.7) | 90.8% (89.8–91.8) | 86.4% (85.2–87.6) | 90.7% (89.7–91.7) |
| Household children | ||||||
| Yes | 92.6% (91.1–94.1) | 93.1% (91.6–94.5) | 93.1% (91.6–94.5) | 90.4% (88.7–92.1) | 87.6% (85.7–89.5) | 90.2% (88.4–91.9) |
| No | 94.0% (93.2–94.7) | 93.1% (92.3–93.9) | 94.2% (93.5–95.0) | 90.7% (89.8–91.6) | 87.0% (86.0–88.1) | 91.8% (90.9–92.7) |
| Household income | ||||||
| $0–$60,000 | 93.2% (92.0–94.3) | 92.9% (91.7–94.1) | 94.3% (93.3–95.4) | 90.2% (88.9–91.6) | 87.8% (86.3–89.2) | 91.6% (90.3–92.8) |
| $60,001–$110,000 | 94.9% (93.8–96.0) | 94.8% (93.7–95.9) | 94.9% (93.8–96.0) | 92.4% (91.1–93.8) | 88.2% (86.6–89.8) | 93.1% (91.9–94.4) |
| > $110,000 | 92.5% (90.9–94.1) | 91.5% (89.8–93.2) | 92.0% (90.3–93.7) | 89.4% (87.5–91.2) | 85.1% (82.9–87.2) | 88.7% (86.7–90.6) |
| Don’t know/prefer not to answer | 94.0% (91.9–96.0) | 91.6% (89.2–94.0) | 93.8% (91.7–95.9) | 89.1% (86.4–91.8) | 86.1% (83.1–89.1) | 91.0% (88.5–93.5) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Paid workforce | 92.6% (91.6–93.5) | 92.2% (91.2–93.2) | 92.6% (91.6–93.6) | 89.3% (88.2–90.5) | 86.6% (85.3–87.9) | 89.4% (88.2–90.6) |
| Not in paid workforce | 95.0% (94.1–95.9) | 94.1% (93.2–95.1) | 95.6% (94.7–96.4) | 92.2% (91.1–93.3) | 87.9% (86.5–89.2) | 93.8% (92.8–94.8) |
| Level of education | ||||||
| Secondary or less | 93.0% (91.5–94.4) | 92.7% (91.2–94.2) | 93.8% (92.4–95.2) | 90.9% (89.2–92.5) | 88.1% (86.3–89.9) | 91.4% (89.8–93.0) |
| College/trades or other qualification | 93.7% (92.6–94.8) | 93.5% (92.4–94.6) | 93.8% (92.8–94.9) | 90.2% (88.9–91.5) | 86.3% (84.7–87.8) | 90.5% (89.2–91.8) |
| University degree | 94.0% (93.0–95.1) | 92.9% (91.8–94.1) | 94.2% (93.1–95.2) | 90.9% (89.6–92.2) | 87.5% (86.0–89.0) | 92.3% (91.1–93.5) |